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Why ‘buy local’ movement is finding more success in Rwanda than Kenya

All over the city of Kigali are billboards proclaiming: “Local is Durable: Buy Made in Rwanda”. And Rwandans are snapping up locally made products gladly, mixing patriotism with commerce.

One reason is evident in the slogan, “Local is durable”.

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